films available for rent:

Kavi

19 minutes

Drama, Foreign, Suspense, Short

Currently 4.68182/5 stars.

22 votes

Winner of the 2009 Student Academy Award and 2010 Academy Award Nominee in Live Action Short, Kavi is the story of a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead he is forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with his fate, Kavi must either accept what he's always been told, or fight for a different life even if he's unsure of the ultimate outcome.

BRATS: Our Journey Home

91 minutes

Documentary

Currently 4.77273/5 stars.

22 votes

In the award-winning documentary, "BRATS: OUR JOURNEY HOME," U.S. military BRATS of all ages share intimate memories about their unique childhoods - growing up on military bases around the world, then struggling to fit into an American lifestyle with which they have little in common. Narrated and featuring songs by Kris Kristofferson. Written and directed by Army brat Donna Musil. Interviews include the late General Norman Schwarzkopf.

Interpretation

8 minutes

Drama, Suspense, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

Winner of 24 Film Festivals - Official Selection of 76 Film Festivals. A romantic couple's brief encounter with a few philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. After this night, no one will be the same. Everyone will learn something new. More info about the film: www.InterpretationMovie.com

Ariana

27 minutes

Drama, Short

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€œArianaâ€ depicts Dr. Abbas Imad (Shashi Balooja), a successful doctor, loving grandson and committed partner as he completes his medical residency and joins a hectic group practice. With a dream of paying off his debts and making his live-in grandmother comfortable, Dr. Abbasâ€™s well-planned future begins to crumble when his lover, Karl (Tate Ellington), moves in and they have to deal with Grandma Arianaâ€™s (Anahid) difficult behavior. Hoping her behavior will subside, Abbas throws hims...

Ocean Of Pearls

97 minutes

Drama

Currently 4.75/5 stars.

4 votes

Amrit Singh is of two worlds, but belongs to neither. A turban-wearing Sikh, he has lived his life in North America out of sorts and out of place, cast adrift at an uneasy crossroads betweeen East and West. But when he is offered a prestigious position as a transplant surgeon in a Detroit hospital, the young doctor sees it as an opportunity to strart fresh. He struggles to be the man he believes he is and at the same time the person he wants to be. However, his ambitious pursuit of success...

Shady Lane

65 minutes

Drama, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

A crime committed, a woman wrongfully imprisoned, and a son seeks revenge.
SHADY LANE, an emotionally disturbing urban drama packed with raw vengeful action. Set in modern day urban America, spanning a ten-year period of struggle, greed, revenge and triumph. When Janice and her children hear screams and gunshots, peeking out to assess the situation makes the family witnesses to a crime that would change their lives forever.

Allen Mack

17 minutes

Crime, Short

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

A police shooting in outer-borough Queens is examined from three distinct points of view- the deceased's best friend, a waitress in a club who interacted with all parties involved, and the police officer who fires the fatal shots.

WAVES, a Tale of love and Obsession.

34 minutes

Special Interest, Short

Currently 4.875/5 stars.

24 votes

A girl is utterly obsessed about who she thinks is her soul mate. Her craving and desire makes her a slave to her own passion. She becomes rejected by the one she loved most. Her obsession makes her go insane. In total desperation, she jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. While consumed in the deep of the water, she still needs to deal with her dreams, nightmares, love and fear.

Vodka and women

18 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Short

Currently 4.88889/5 stars.

9 votes

Stefan, a depressed accountant, suspects his girlfriend may be cheating on him. He decides to follow his fatherâ€™s advice and visit his new neighbor - a retired prostitute. However, things will take a surprising turn and Stefan's life will change... or maybe not so much.

Test Site - North American Desert Culture

56 minutes

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

This is a film about what goes on in the outskirts of civilization â€“ where freedom is given, and taken, to express and experiment in ways not permitted in the built world. Deserts are harsh, forbidding places, yet they are also the birthplace of the worldâ€™s dominant religions, blank slates where countless novels and screenplays come to life, and vast expanses to test the limits of technological ingenuity. But to say this is a film about deserts is overly simpleâ€”it is a film about people...

15 Keys

80 minutes

Crime, Drama, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

Myles Graceland, an expert assassin for a large crime ring, decides he wants to make some changes to his life. Watching the growth of his beloved family, Myles decides to turn his back from his life of crime, and try to turn his destructive lifestyle into something positive. Unfortunately for Myles, quitting such an organization proves to be rather difficult, when Myles' entire life is thrown wayward because of a hit that is placed on himself and his family. Myles, who was left for dead b...

"Dirty Magazines" The Movie! (R)

39 minutes

Special Interest

Currently 4.71429/5 stars.

7 votes

In the '80s, a mother/son relationship takes a wild left turn after she finds gay porn under his bed the morning of his 16th birthday!
What has been described as John Waters meets John Hughes, "Dirty Magazines" is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the insanity we must go through sometimes to get a little acceptance from those who love us the most.

Alter Ego

20 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Short

Currently 4.75/5 stars.

4 votes

In a park of Paris, Esther and Nadir come accross each other, having apparently very little in common. Apparently...

Our Story

40 minutes

Documentary, Inspirational, Instructional, Special Interest

Currently 4.7036/5 stars.

361 votes

Imagine a movie that carries a global message as urgent as Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth and a spiritual message as powerful as The Secret.
See why people like Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson and Rev. Michael Beckwith call Barbara Marx Hubbard's Humanity Ascending a must-see movie!

Confession

75 minutes

Drama, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 4.66667/5 stars.

3 votes

On the 25th anniversary of his sister's death, Mitch (Maurice Benard - Sonny Corinthos on "General Hospital") only wants one thing - a confession from the killer. Twenty five years ago, Mitch's sister, Dorothy (Chelsea Rose) was raped and murdered by an unknown assailant. Dr. Steven Doyle (Brennan Elliott - "Flight 93"), her date that night, was tried but acquitted for the crime. Mitch's parents (Cindy Pickett - "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and ...

Broke.

78 minutes

Documentary

Currently 4.75/5 stars.

4 votes

Best social-political documentary of 2010. Won the prestigious Donald Brittain Award.
Set in a pawnshop, the cinema verite masterpiece tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a cynic pawnbroker and his sweet but psychopathic assistant.
Broke. is a complex, powerful cinema verite account of the day to day life in a pawnshop. The documentary gives us an intimate glimpse into a world most of us luckily do not have to know. Although often as funny and surprising as a sitcom, it blu...

Ayn Rand's We the Living

172 minutes

Drama, Foreign

Currently 4.6875/5 stars.

16 votes

Based on Ayn Rand's semi-autobiographical novel, WE THE LIVING is the story of a beautiful, strong-willed woman who courageously defies the oppressive, state-controlled society of 1920's Russia. "Brilliantly blends glamour, romance, politics, intrigue and danger" -- NY Newday.

VISIONS

75 minutes

Documentary, Inspirational, Special Interest

Currently 4.54386/5 stars.

57 votes

A movie that takes you beyond NOW....beyond 2012....into a future of infinite
possibilities!
See Barbara Marx Hubbard and her evolutionary colleagues in the second movie of the award-winning, HUMANITY ASCENDING series present cutting edge perspectives on humankind's potential to create a positive future for the Earth.

Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged

84 minutes

Documentary

Currently 4.5625/5 stars.

16 votes

What did Ayn Rand know? And how did she know it? For half a century, Ayn Randâ€™s Atlas Shrugged was the book people read but never talked about. Still, it was perhaps the most influential novel of the twentieth century. Now get a sneak preview of the Atlas Shrugged documentary everybodyâ€™s talking about. See the real story behind the legendary, groundbreaking, and prophetic book that every critic hated but no reader could put down...

3 MAGIC WORDS

71 minutes

Inspirational

Currently 4.54762/5 stars.

126 votes

What if you woke up with amnesia? What if you had no recollection of who you were in the past? What if you had to look deep within to find the answer to life's biggest question, "Who am I"? The scientific point of view assumes that energy is simply just energy without any intelligence whatsoever. The spiritual point of view is that all energy is imprinted with consciousness. The movie takes you on a magical trip into consciousness at both the micro-cosmic and macro-cosmic levels...

Oregon Dreaming

10 minutes

Short

Currently 4.5/5 stars.

4 votes

When an American boy moves to Paris with his single mother he becomes frustrated with the bourgeois lifestyle and reverts back into a rebellious American youth. He convinces a beautiful girl to run away to a factory town to see the other side of life and finds the real world much more dangerous and tough then he imagined.

Humbug

25 minutes

Suspense, Thriller, Short

Currently 4.4/5 stars.

15 votes

Nobody wants real science - unless it's got a good story.

The Touch

8 minutes

Special Interest

Currently 4.30508/5 stars.

118 votes

This is slice of life, based on a true story about Renee Vivien, a well-known poet in the first decade of the 20th Century. She wrote beautiful sometimes erotic, sometimes painful poems about her life and loves (that included Natalie Barney and Baroness de Rothchild.) For three years she carried on a passionate letter writing affair with Kerime, a married Islamic woman. The film imagines the last time that they see each other before Kerime's husband takes her away.

Skinning the Cat

81 minutes

Crime, Drama, Horror, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 4.25/5 stars.

4 votes

A pre-dawn kidnapping brings two men together. Questions are asked. Lies, truths and confessions are exchanged. Past and present converge, and the futureâ€”which is everythingâ€”hangs in the balance. Skinning The Cat is a dramatic thriller that takes viewers inside the meeting of Ned and Bruce. The film offers no answers, only possibilities.

Teenagers

165 minutes

Drama, For Kids, Foreign, Special Interest

Beside not very commendable teenagers, there exist some others, but who are never showedâ€¦ Now, these young people, like Lucas, Alexis, etc, can have a beneficial influence on the youths adrift, and even make them better. But sometimes it is necessary to agree to pay the full price, like the corn grain which must die to bear fruitâ€¦ It is what this film shows, film at the same time dramatic and full with hope, inspired from real facts.

Same Difference

11 minutes

Special Interest

Currently 3.0/5 stars.

1 vote

As they celebrate their eighteenth birthdays, identical twins Leon and Noel discover they have less in common than they had previously thought.

Angeli Dark

17 minutes

Eleonora is a lonely poetry writer and aspiring actress who lives and works in the mental institution her mother is a patient at. Helped and encouraged by a social worker, she embarks on a journey of self-realization. Angeli Dark is a story of dreams, discovering and becoming.

SINGS MUSIC FOR PLEASURE

19 minutes

Biography, Documentary

Three London couples - a husband and wife, two life-long friends, and an elderly mother and daughter discuss the impact that music has had on their lives.
Directed by Sam Huntley, the film was selected for numerous international film festivals including Cork and Leipzig.

Deadgar Artiga - autopsy technician

9 minutes

Documentary

Edgar 'Deadgar' Artiga works at 1-800-AUTOPSY. This is a documentary showing life in an 24-hour a day world of autopsy business. The film is still work in progress - please support us by renting this current cut (you will get a free rental to the finished film too).

Eternal Skin

14 minutes

Short

In a countryside cemetry, Aldo in the company of his dog Leon, rearranges the flowers on the tomb of a young woman.
On the way back home they come across a prostitute, Helena. Without any explanation Leon starts barking at her.
The following morning in the parking lot of a supermarket Aldo sees Helena again and Leon attacks her once more.
Aldo becomes suspicious of his dogâ€™s strange behaviour and decides to follow Helena.
Days and nights go by until Aldo finds himself saving Helena f...

Radiopanico

14 minutes

Short

This is not your usual evening. The setting is a quiet little town of the Italian Riviera, a star-cladded sky displays an unusually larger and brighter moon. Very few cars and very little people around. A music-score in dub, accompanies the first images. In the background, the voice of a DJ hosting a radio show of requests and dedications.
Inside the radio station: a show titled â€œBlue Nightâ€ is on the air, songs, requested and dedicated by the audience. Chiara is the first one to call, ...

11th Round

32 minutes

The women boxing world title is fought over 10 rounds. A portrait of the life and effort of a dedicated athlete, Stefania Bianchini en route for the world fly-weight crown. 10 rounds + 1, 11 short movies on kickboxing world champion and European boxing champion, Stefania Bianchini. 11 rounds that make a movie, that tell a story that is life. No sponsors, no make-up, a real story of commitment and sheer will power.

L'histoire naturelle d'Armand David

56 minutes

Documentary

The life, travels and scientific achievements of Armand David, lazarist missionary, naturalist, botanist, zoologist and ecologist before the time of ecology. Born in the french "Pays basque Â», lover of nature since his childhood, he becomes a priest and a believer of Darwinâ€™s theories, assuming gracefully his contradictions. Hired through his religious hierachy by the Museum of Natural History of Paris he goes to China and explore the flora and animal life and bring specimens, Ar...

Ali Kabuk Was Here

25 minutes

Documentary

The Saudi Arabian Red Sea has historically been a difficult place to reach, due to the very strict requirements imposed upon visitors by the government of that Kingdom. Hence, little is known about that region of the Red Sea, and until now, even less recorded by underwater cameras. 'Ali Kabuk Was Here', filmed in and around the stunning reefs north and west of the coastal city of Jeddah over a period of three years, represents a visual distillation of nearly five hundred individual di...

indian rainwater harvesting

43 minutes

Documentary

When the UN declared 2003 the Year of Fresh Water, even people who never thought about drinking water probably gave it a thought or two during the latest extremely hot summers. Yet India has known this kind of temperature forever. The country possesses huge resources of fresh water, yet, as it is home to almost a sixth of the global population, it has to deal with numerous problems of water management. The Indians find original solutions to overcome these problems, traditional ones as well as...

The Line

23 minutes

Crime, Drama, Short

A migrant father and son run out of water while crossing the desert border and must seek help from the ranch house of a Minuteman.

Still Life

31 minutes

A crime scene photographer finds that ghostly apparitions are invading his pictures. As he outmaneuvers conscription, the photographs lead him to a war hero with a story of his own to tell. A dark tale set in London during the Blitz.

The Seventh Day (IL SETTIMO GIORNO)

30 minutes

Documentary

â€œAt best, man is the noblest of all animals, separated by justice he is the worstâ€ - Aristotle. What happens when a new law is enforced that ruins the lives of a generation of shepherds? Italian filmmaker, Achille Dâ€™Onofrioâ€™s poignant award winning documentary graphically looks at the consequences of an order to euthanize an entire herd of sheep based on public fear over investigation and research. Dâ€™Onofrio personalizes this experience with interviews, an intimate look at a family ...

Crisis

21 minutes

Drama, Short

Faced with his own mortality, a middle aged man recalls how his childhood was blighted by the threat of nuclear war.

Vive La Crise!

3 minutes

Documentary, Short

Deforestation, property development, pollution, money, and a lot of food - all this is going to change...
The economic crisis is coming!

The Best Government Money Can Buy?

76 minutes

Documentary

The Best Government Money Can Buy? is the first behind-the-scenes, comprehensive, non-partisan examination of the system of lobbying in Washington, DC.
The cost of election campaigns has spiraled out of control, to the extent that, on average, our representatives spend more than 25% of their time fund-raising. Even our Presidents regularly interrupt the nation's work in order to spend time fund-raising!
Veteran documentary film-maker, British-born Francis Megahy, makes a journey of ...

America So Beautiful

91 minutes

Drama

Americans have been taken hostage in Iran, but in the seedy dying discos of 1979 Los Angeles, a naive young immigrant is hostage to his own American dream. Houshang, or "Hank" when he's pretending to be Italian to get past prejudiced doormen, sees the disco club circuit as his ticket to a better life. Houshang's ambition leads to a chaotic and desperate journey of lost identity, forbidden love and betrayal.

Raising Flagg

102 minutes

Comedy

Raising Flagg is a zany dramatic comedy about a smalltown handyman, Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin). Lovable but stubborn to the core, Flagg is easily overwhelmed by life's little annoyances. Only Ada, his wife, is able to look past his crusty personality to the tender and vulnerable side of the father of their six children. Unfortunately, few of their eclectic clan share her feelings. When Flagg and his neighbor, Gus Falk (Austin Pendleton), get into the latest of their frequent arguments, ...

Kissing Cousins

98 minutes

Comedy

AMIR, 29, is a heartbreaker. Literally. As a â€œrelationship termination specialist,â€ providing â€œdumping servicesâ€ for disgruntled daters, Amir spends his days delivering bad news to unsuspecting lovers across Los Angeles and retrieving his clientsâ€™ belongings (underwear, CDs, photos, etc). Though Amir claims he is â€œjust the messenger,â€ the job has made him hard-hearted and, as a result, he is the last bachelor in his group of friends. This becomes crystal clear on his 30th birthd...

American Bullfighter

82 minutes

Realizing he had hit rock-bottom, filmmaker Alex LeMay did what anyone fighting a drug and alcohol addiction would do â€“ learn to be a bullfighter. After he finds an ex-surfer-turned-bullfighting-instructor, Alex heads to San Diego and discovers that he is not the only one on a journey to redemption. A Korean teenager, a soft-spoken geneticist and a rocker from Los Angeles join him on an adventure that includes amateur bullfights in Mexico and Spain. But it is in Spain where Alexâ€™s road...

A River of Waste

92 minutes

Documentary

A heart-stopping new documentary, A RIVER OF WASTE exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production. Some scientists have gone so far as to call the condemned current factory farm practices as â€œmini Chernobyls.â€ In the U.S and elsewhere, the meat and poultry industry is dominated by dangerous uses of arsenic, antibiotics, growth hormones and by the dumping of massive amounts of sewage in fragile waterways and environments.Â ...

Fuel

112 minutes

Documentary

Eleven years in the making, FUEL is the in-depth personal journey of filmmaker and eco-evangelist Josh Tickell, who takes us on a hip, fast-paced road trip into Americaâ€™s dependence on foreign oil. Combining a history lesson of the US auto and petroleum industries and interviews with a wide range of policy makers, educators, and activists such as Woody Harrelson, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young and Willie Nelson. Animated by powerful graphics, FUEL looks into our future offering hope via a wide-ra...

The Last Hurrah

88 minutes

Comedy

THE LAST HURRAH is a comedy filmed in a single continuous shot. Set at a graduation party in Los Angeles, an eclectic group of brainy philosophy students, train-hopping hippies, aspiring prophets and drug-addled hipsters come together for one wild night.
At the eye of the storm are three best friends, all with the same problem -- women. Jason can't get enough of them, Steve can't let go of the one he's got and Will can't understand them at all. The brainy grad students wi...

Bloodline

113 minutes

Documentary

BLOODLINE investigates the popular belief that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, who fled to southern France with their child. In an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones, filmmaker Bruce Burgess and team crack the shadowy secret society, known as the Priory of Sion. Their investigation follows clues linking the Knights Templar and the legend of Mary Magdalene with messages imbedded in the decor of the famed church at Rennes-le-Chateau in France, leading ultimately to stunning discoveries: a buried c...

BlueGreen

78 minutes

Documentary

Featuring some of the world's most talented surfers, including Keith Malloy and 7-time Women's World Champion, Layne Beachely, combined with footage shot around the world, BLUEGREEN, examines the connection between humans and the ocean and explores this connection through thoughtful insight from scientists, activists, athletes and enthusiasts. From the physiological to the spiritual, filmmaker and surfer, Ben Keller explores the power of the ocean and how it affects our lives and why...

Tierras de Agua Dulce

Documentary

For My Wife

60 minutes

Biography, Documentary

In December 2006, a torrential rainstorm hit Seattle. Tragic circumstances found Kate Fleming, a celebrated recording artist, trapped in her basement studio. Her spouse of nine years, Charlene Strong, returned home to find Kate sealed behind the studio door as the waters rose. Charleneâ€™s efforts to free Kate ended when the water reached the ceiling level.
But Charleneâ€™s nightmare did not end once the firemen retrieved Kateâ€™s body and transferred her to the ICU of a nearby hospital....

The End of Poverty?

104 minutes

Documentary

The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.
The End of Pover...

Darfur Diaries

55 minutes

Documentary

Darfur Diaries: Messages from Home is a brutally honest inside look into the current tragedy befalling the Darfur region. A team of three independent filmmakers in Darfur monitored the worsening political and humanitarian crisis in 2004 and recognized that the mainstream media offered marginal and inadequate coverage. They set out with the goal of providing a platform for the people of Darfur to speak for themselves about their experiences, their fears, and their hopes for the future. This fi...

THE DEAL UNDONE: PAKISTAN, ITS ARMY AND THE AMERICANS

26 minutes

Documentary

'THE DEAL UNDONE: Pakistan, its Army and the Americans' explores the strenuous relationship between the Pakistan - US military establishments in light of the death of Osama Bin Laden. The documentary analyzes this relationship following the 9/11 attacks in the United States and the onset of the War on Terror. From a friendship rediscovered in the early years of the war on terror to growing mistrust with an eventual breakdown following the killing of Bin-Laden, the documentary identifi...

Lesbian Grandmothers From Mars

71 minutes

Special Interest

It's an out-of-this-world story about a down-to-earth lesbian couple who got on their bicycles and rode 3,800 miles across America to rally support for same-sex marriage. From San Francisco to New York City, Elisia and Carrie Ross-Stone -- two married lesbian grandmothers (from Mars Pennsylvania!) ride across mountain ranges, through deserts and across prairies, as they struggle through the mud-slinging of election year politics, hateful protests and even death threats to show America th...

m2f

55 minutes

Special Interest

With narration by Jon Faine of ABC Radio 774, the viewer is emotionally transported by the honesty and dignity of several Transsexual women and Cross Dressers in one of the most inspiring documentaries about Transsexuality and Transgenderism.
From the Worldâ€™s first Transsexual Member of Parliament to a shipâ€™s Captain these are moving and inspiring stories interwoven with the top professional minds in the field, including Prof. Milton Diamond from Hawaii University, Dr. Herbert Bower, a...

Brooklyn: Among the Ruins

14 minutes

Documentary

Brooklyn: Among the Ruins introduces audiences to Brooklyn born and bred Paul Kronenberg. Paul is a 60 year-old subway buff who built a life-size replica of a 1930s motorman's subway cab in his tiny bedroom in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Paul, a former math tutor and delivery truck driver, describes himself as a classic underachiever. But Paul has his own worldview that is reflected in his apartment and in his relationship with the city. Paul takes the film maker on a journey around New Yor...

Truce

18 minutes

A Canadian Army Captain and German General come face to face in a house in war torn France just days after D-Day. The Canadian Captain makes the choice to aid rather than kill the German General as they each wait for re-enforcement troops to reach their rally point. During this time, these two men find they are very similar. Gradually the enemy dissolves for both of them, resulting in one more decent act before one of them dies.
For more information, contact ray@wecommunications.ca

Joey and Jerome's Artistic Meaningful Independent Film

17 minutes

â€œIâ€™ll detonate the nukes in 24 hours unless you surrender the command codes.â€ If those words ainâ€™t spoken in a movie, Joey and Jerome ainâ€™t watchinâ€™ it. After spending their entire lives watching Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, and Vin Diesel fill various Englishmen, Russians, Germans, nonspecific Middle Easterners, and the occasional Asian full of hot lead, the two get a wakeup call when Jeromeâ€™s sister lends them several of her arthouse flicks on DVD. After an indie movie mara...

HE FILM

2 minutes

Documentary

During 37 years, at first on foot, then by bike and by motorcycle, HE FU QUAN crosses the small roads of Szechuan, bringing wherever he goes " the culture and the cinema " as he says. Offered by the Chinese government, movies are sent by satellite from Beijing to Chengdu where they are copied in a hard disk. HE FU QUAN fetches it and takes it. Arrived in a village or in a farm isolated in the forest of bamboo, he suspends a screen, every person brings a stool and, as soon as it is d...

Serving Madame Gina

25 minutes

Special Interest

Gina and Mercedes are in a Master/slave relationship, an unusual relationship that may surprise the viewer and dispel stereotypes regarding assumptions what a Master/slave relationship and its participants may be like. They are living together in their stylish and elegant house in San Francisco, where Mercedes serves Gina in many ways and worships Madame Gina in a very committed and devoted manner. They just had their 2-year anniversary, and Mercedes received her third tattoo as a symbol of t...

The story of Armand David

56 minutes

Documentary

The life, travels and scientific achievements of Armand David, lazarist missionary, naturalist, botanist, zoologist and ecologist before the time of ecology. Born in the french "Pays basque Â», lover of nature since his childhood, he becomes a priest and a believer of Darwinâ€™s theories, assuming gracefully his contradictions. Hired through his religious hierachy by the Museum of Natural History of Paris he goes to China and explore the flora and animal life and bring specimens, Ar...

A Series of Strange Occurrences

8 minutes

Comedy, Short

A 2011 Ithaca College Thesis film by Christopher Manza, this is a dark comedy about gossip and truth. Silent Ed has always been the gossip of the town, but when he is spotted with the beautiful Katie, his infamous reputation for being a creep is inflamed to the point of an investigation.

Polish Your Shoes

11 minutes

Biography, Documentary

Six London born brothers and sisters recall memories of their dead father. â€˜POLISH YOUR SHOESâ€™ is a very personal film for director Sam Huntley, and tells the story of the Grandfather he never knew.
It was shortlisted at over 30 International Film Festivals, winning 9 awards:
â€˜Special Jury Prizeâ€™ / â€˜Mediawave Hungary 2005â€™, Gyor, Hungary
â€˜Raindance East Jury Award for Best Short Film 2005â€™, London
â€˜Time Out Film Criticâ€™s Award for Best London Film 2005â€™, London
...

Fennario's War: The War to End All Wars

40 minutes

Documentary

In Fennario's War, David Fennario plays three parts, all with his own voice: the journalist Jerry Nines, the veteran Harry "Rosie" Rollins, and his best friend Private Rummie Robidou. The setting is a hotel bar in Montreal, Remembrance Day 1977, as Rollins tells Nines about the experience of being in the trenches during World War I. The account is light years away from the maudlin sentimentalism of "nation building" which often characterizes both conventional histories...

Price of Knowledge (Yonten Gi Kawa)

35 minutes

Yonten Gi Kawa depicts life in the rural area of Bhutan. Day by day, 11 year old Sherab Dorji walks three hours to school along with the other children in the village. They walk to school, singing together. The road leads across a mountain and through the woods. The parents constantly fear of their children meeting up with wild animals along the path. When Sherab walks the last part by himself in the evening, he prays aloud to fight his fear. They walk so much, his father says, that their so...

"DIRTY MAGAZINES" The Movie! (DVD, Rated R)

60 minutes

Comedy, Special Interest

In the '80s, a mother/son relationship takes a wild left turn after she finds gay porn under his bed the morning of his 16th birthday!
What has been described as John Waters meets John Hughes, "Dirty Magazines" is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the insanity we must go through sometimes to get a little acceptance from those who love us the most.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 9

57 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 8

52 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 7

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 6

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 5

53 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 4

56 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 3

60 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 2

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 12

60 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 11

56 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 10

56 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 2 Episode 1

56 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 9

57 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 8

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 7

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 6

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 5

53 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 4

56 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 3

51 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 2

55 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 12

60 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 11

55 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 10

57 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 1 - French Dubbing

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 1 - English Dubbing

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Undercover Season 1 Episode 1

54 minutes

Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

â€Undercoverâ€ is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

Trophy

98 minutes

Crime, Thriller, Action

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

When an undercover cop goes deep into the mob underworld, he finds himself caught between rival gangs.
In the Food Chain of a Menâ€™s Lifeâ€™s Accomplishments, Power, Money and Fame all take a back seat to the chase to get there. The statements â€œTrust Nobodyâ€ and â€œBe careful for what you wish forâ€ are the two main themes of the film. MICHAEL MADSEN and MICHAEL MASINI star in this non-stop ACTION MOB story thatâ€™s sure to deliver.
TROPHY tells the story of menâ€™s obsession for...

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation

86 minutes

Biography, Crime, Documentary, Horror

Currently 4.33333/5 stars.

3 votes

ALBERT FISH tells the horrific true story of a sadomasochistic cannibal and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in Depression-era New York City. Elderly but still deadly, Fish distorted biblical tales by taking the stories of pain, punishment, atonement, and suffering literally as he preyed on victims to torture and sacrifice.

Orson's Last Dance

60 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Inspirational, Special Interest

Currently 4.9/5 stars.

10 votes

This is the story about a PERSON with Down Syndrome, "Orson," who wants to make a movie and take it to, Sundance!

Red Tail Reborn

50 minutes

Documentary

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

Amidst the racial naysayers during WWII, the first African-American fighter pilots were commissioned in 1941 to help defend the distressed bombers in the European theater. Under the watch of these pilots, few to no bombers were lost to enemy fighters. These forgotten pilots are known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
The ambition to make these heroes a household name is the primary objective of The Red Tail Project, a group of men and women who honored the Airmen by touring airshows with a restore...

Urban Armor

30 minutes

Documentary

A brother-and-sister fashion designing team enter the Gen-Art fashion competition.

LoveChanges

16 minutes

Drama, Short

Currently 4.5/5 stars.

2 votes

Monique and Solomon are having an illicit love affair. Just what keeps her there she wants to know. Solomon challenges her to find out why as she makes a promise she isnâ€™t sure she can keep.

The Road to Fallujah

82 minutes

Biography, Documentary, Inspirational, Special Interest

Currently 4.5/5 stars.

6 votes

The Road to Fallujah is a personal quest for understanding: A journey through the largest battle of the â€œwar on terrorâ€ that transcends suffering and breaks through the myths and misconceptions that perpetuate cycles of hatred and violence.
From the unheard voices of the Iraq war, we learn that through the realization of our shared humanity there is hope to build a more just and peaceful world.

The Restorers - 10th Anniversary Edition

54 minutes

Documentary

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

Many antique aircraft perform at todayâ€™s airshows and races worldwide. How did those aircraft get there? How did they survive all these years?
Warbird and vintage aircraft restorers resurrect planes from the graves of history. Their works often haven't flown in over 75 years and are in the worst of conditions. Aircraft restorers come from a wide spectrum - from the everyday guy who is rebuilding a biplane in his garage, to a corporation that specializes in warbird reconstruction...

Cherkess

116 minutes

Drama, Suspense

The encounter of two different cultures, the Bedouin and the Circassian during the Ottoman period in 1900 and what conflicts arose between the two cultures and how they were resolved.

Knight Knight

83 minutes

Adventure, Comedy

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

3 votes

Camelot is closed, King Arthur is dead and the Round Table is no more. Trainee knights GILBERT (a highly-strung hypochondriac) and EDGAR (an up-beat Christian) find themselves wandering the land in the company of a MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT in search of money, adventure and comfortable underwear.

10 Conditions of Love

This is the story of Rebiya Kadeer, Chinaâ€™s nightmare. It is a love story - in which Kadeerâ€™s passion for her husband, her family, her people and her homeland is mercilessly turned against her by China.
It is a big story: a story of the ruthless oppression of 20-million people; of the global politics of energy; of Super Power politicking over the War on Terror; and of the pain of a deeply loving family torn violently apart.

Constructing Fear

37 minutes

A documentary exposing the activity of an industrial inquisition targeting building workers across Australia. â€œConstructing Fearâ€ shows how these workers are the front line in an attack on civil liberties that has implications for every Australian.

Penicillin: The Magic Bullet

Currently 3.0/5 stars.

2 votes

The true story of penicillin - the unlikely and chaotic tale of Australian Howard Florey and how the most important medical drug in the world was made from mouldy fruit.

Rainbow Bird and Monster Man

53 minutes

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

A story of childhood but also an adult journey through the coldest and darkest night, searching for a peace that will not show itself, a justice that will not be delivered and a healing that will not begin.

PNG: Rules of the Game

53 minutes

In Iraq and Afghanistan, the battle for democracy means daily horror and bloodshed. In Papua New Guinea in early 2007 - ahead of a mid-year general election - there were widely-held fears of violence, bloodshed and mayhem - a repeat of the murderous 2002 poll - and accusations of rampant corruption on a colossal scale.

Troubled Minds

51 minutes

In a disused hospital pantry in the 1940s, an Australian doctor, John Cade, discovered an astonishing treatment for bi-polar disorder - simple salts of the element, lithium.

The Good Looker

57 minutes

Currently 4.0/5 stars.

3 votes

April, 1947. The artist Joy Hester - the beautiful peroxide-blonde bombshell of the Melbourne art world - discovers she is dying of cancer. She is 27 years old. Hester responds to the news as only Hester could - within days, she abandons her artist husband Albert Tucker, leaves her two-year-old son Sweeney asleep in his cot and runs off to Sydney with a lover â€¦

CHARLIE EAST

90 minutes

An action packed drama about an emotionally scarred special ops agent; her struggles with the deep rooted racism in small town America, her spiritual journey into the Native American Culture and her violent unraveling.

KNOW MY NAME

86 minutes

Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Inspirational, Sports, Suspense

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

1 vote

H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

64 minutes

Crime, Documentary, Horror, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 4.66667/5 stars.

3 votes

At the height of his criminal career, the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes designed his castle of horrors in Chicago, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World's Fair. Further benefiting from his victims, Holmes sold their skeletons to local medical schools.

E-Model - Episode 1- Kira & Mackenzie

38 minutes

Documentary, Drama, Inspirational, Special Interest, TV

Currently 5.0/5 stars.

7 votes

E-Model is an expose' / documentary show that examines underground internet modeling. In this episode, we get to know Kira and Mackenzie and tag along with them and learn how they make their income on their unique photo shoots. *Caution - the show does contain some nudity.

Noventa

22 minutes

When 3 ambitious Cubans hatch a creative plan to escape to Miami in style, their dream is threatened as they get much more that they ever bargained for!

THE STICK UP

22 minutes

Crime, Drama, Short

Currently 3.0/5 stars.

2 votes

IN THE STREETS EVERYBODY HAS A HUSTLE, AND THREE FRIENDS DUBB, CHASE & REESE HUSTLE IS STICKING UP DRUG DEALERS. AS THEY COMPLETE A JOB THEY SOON COME TO FIND OUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE WRONG PERSON THEY ROBBED. NOW ITS TIME TO WATCH EVERY MOVE THEY MAKE CAUSE ONE WRONG MOVE WILL HAVE THEM FIGHTING FOR THEY'RE LIVES. BUT WHEN YOU PLAY THE STREETS YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER COMES YOUR WAY.

A Pestering Journey

66 minutes

Documentary

A powerful and moving voyage through two pesticide tragedies in post Independent India.

Portrait Of An Urban American Gangster! The Baby Sam Story!

48 minutes

Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Suspense, Action

Baby sam is the dude mario van pebbles did a two hour drama on t.v.after his trial was over in 1990 called badge of honor he didn't stop there he went on to help create the movie new jack city aswell i could go on for days telling you stories about baby sam!

Fumes of Fury "Writings on the Walls" A Tagger's Life!!!!

Come On You Chickens

40 minutes

Comedy, Documentary

This football comedy mock-doc follows caretaker manager Dougie Christmas as he attempts to guide his beloved Newhaven Port FC into the next round of this season's FA Cup.
"If you loved The Office and love football - you'll love Come On You Chickens!"

Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance - HD

80 minutes

Biography, Crime, Documentary, Horror, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Currently 4.53846/5 stars.

13 votes

A lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram befriends Henry Lesser, a young jail guard at the Washington DC jail in 1928. After hearing of Panzram's torture, Lesser sends Panzram one dollar and convinces the killer to write his autobiography while secretly supplying him with pencil and paper. Panzram writes over 40,000 words documenting his entire life of incarceration, torture, rape, and murder.

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